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GOLDY THE GOPHER'S MASTERS APOLOGIZE FOR HIS BLASPHEMY

Goldy has now been apologized for this through the university spokesperson, Dan Wolter, who apologizes for any offense taken at Goldy's mimicry of Jerome Hayes' prayer.

Minnesota spokesman Dan Wolter says the stunt was "plainly a mistake" and the mascot didn’t intend to offend anyone or trivialize religion.

We're all lucky this was the Golden Gopher and not the Stanford Tree. Then things really might have gotten blasphemous. Personally we don't think there's enough religion in football, which is why we drop at least thirty "goddammits" every single Saturday in an attempt to get him/her/it to pay attention to the damn game for a second in between all of that healing the sick, rescuing flood victims, and granting the indulgent wishes of spoiled children.

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Goldy forgot to pray for a running game.

by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Oct 22, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions  

That’s OK. Penn State didn’t apologize for shutting our Goldy’s team.

by comoprozac on Oct 22, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Shutting “out” Goldy’s team.

by comoprozac on Oct 22, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

He should apologize but only for not being funnier. I would have gone up and made it look like he was giving me head. That is the proper way to mock opposing players. Think of how the cheerleader would have responded to that.

by JIMatUA on Oct 22, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Minnesota spokesman Dan Wolter thanked his personal lord and savior jesus christ, because without him none of this would have been possible in the first place before going on to say that the stunt was "plainly a mistake" and the mascot didn’t intend to offend anyone or trivialize religion.

Wolter then took a knee and bowed his head momentarily before poking his finger upward repeatedly and blowing kisses in the air.

by ohiodawg on Oct 22, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m still waiting to see some “devout” cornerback drop to a knee and give thanks, after getting toasted for a TD. What part of “THE JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ALTOGETHER” do they not understand?

by Golden Hand on Oct 22, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Respect to the University of Minnesota for keeping the identity of their mascot under wraps.

by blazin on Oct 22, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions  

It’s my understanding that George Burns has a pretty good sense of humor about this stuff. Why apologize?

by Biggus Rickus on Oct 22, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m surprized the Gopher wasn’t flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct to be assessed on the opening kickoff. You betcha.

by yoyofutbawl on Oct 22, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions  

mixing religion and football made for one of the most enjoyable games i’ve ever attended – in 02, BYU came to ND and brought out the inner-LSU of the ND fans, proving that if you get 80,000 drunk irish catholics together, they will come up with ways to insult mormonism that you had never fathomed

by okiedomer on Oct 22, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions  

What is up with the dude in pajamas carrying the “P” flag?

by Tater Salad on Oct 22, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions  

And if you just move the L, the gopher’s name is Godly…

by LSUlawya on Oct 22, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions  

ND – LSU Dept:

#10, Could it be that LSU fans are the ones who bring out their inner-ND when they get together on Saturdays and not the other way around?….

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Oct 22, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

@11
The “dude in the pajamas” is the PSU mascot. It’s a pretty lame simacrulum of a mountain lion. I think the gopher could have taken him.

by SC'Eer on Oct 22, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Golden Hand – Well said! Or, if I was in church I might say “tell it, brother, tell it!”

by ohiodawg on Oct 22, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Booo!! Don’t apologize. Fuck em.

by Brizzle on Oct 22, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions  

re: ND – LSU

We have about 90,000 Roman Catholics that get shitty for the influx of Southern Baptist that come from around the South on a weekly basis and if I’m not mistaking, LSU has one of the largest, if not the largest, Catholic student populations…THE MORE YOU KNOW.

by Kevin@LSU on Oct 22, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Do you know the difference between a liberal Baptist and a conservative Baptist?

A liberal Baptist will say “Hi” when you meet in the liquor store.

by SC'Eer on Oct 22, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions  

penalty for taunting on the field: 15 yards.

penalty for taunting during prayer: eternal damnation.

ouch.

by ed on Oct 22, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions  

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if LSU fans brought out their inner-ND, they’d get mildly drunk, be generally respectful to the other team, and listen to a lot of bon jovi

the only time i saw ND fans get downright nasty and hateful towards the opposing fanbase (i.e., find their inner-LSU) was with BYU – and it was glorious

i hope this clarifies

by okiedomer on Oct 22, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions  

@ 20

You don’t know us.

by Kevin@LSU on Oct 22, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

As a Penn State fan, I’m more disappointed that Hayes didn’t give Goldy the “pound” afterwards. That’s cold, man. Don’t leave a brother hanging.

by Devon on Oct 23, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions  

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